John Robert Colombo quotes
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“A milligram of prevention is worth a kilogram of cure.”
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“Canada could have enjoyed: English government, French culture, and American know-how. Instead it ended up with: English know-how, French government, and American culture.”
-- John Robert ColomboSource : "Oh Canada" l. 1 (1965)
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“It was so dry in Saskatchewan during the Depression that the trees were chasing the dogs.”
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“I do not believe in ghosts. I believe in ghost stories.”
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“The conduct of war was so much more interesting than its prevention.”
Source : Barbara W. Tuchman (2011). “The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914; Barbara W. Tuchman's Great War Series”, p.335, Random House
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“There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism”
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“Female friendship was one-tenth prevention and nine-tenths cleanup.”
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“The cure for sorrow is to learn something.”
Source : Barbara Sher (2010). “I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It”, p.139, Dell
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